Archive for the February 25, 2019
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Tens of thousands face starvation in South Sudan, aid agencies warned Friday, as fighting continues despite a peace deal signed six months ago meant to end civil war. Nearly seven million people or two-thirds of
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India on Sunday announced a cut in the goods and services tax charged on sales of residential properties under construction as the government looks to stimulate the economy by driving up consumption. The Goods and
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India on Sunday announced a cut in the goods and services tax charged on sales of residential properties under construction as the government looks to stimulate the economy by driving up consumption. The Goods and
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Huawei's chairman on Sunday shrugged of the risk that President Donald Trump could issue an executive order banning the Chinese telecom giant, saying the company could succeed without the US market. Guo Ping said such
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Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Sunday unveiled a phone with a folding screen, just four days after rival Samsung became the first major handset maker to offer the feature. The phone, Mate X, will be
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Dubai welcomed a record 15.92 million tourists in 2018, the tourism authority said Sunday, but the rise was marginal due to drops in visitors from the Gulf, India and Britain. The number of international visitors
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State-owned UAE energy giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. on Sunday signed a $4 billion deal with US-based investors BlackRock and KKR granting them a minority stake in its pipeline arm. The agreement gives the
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Britain's overvalued housing market will undergo a modest correction if the country leaves the European Union at the end of next month without a deal, a Reuters poll found, with London being affected to a
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China's liquefied natural gas imports in January rose to a record as an increase in residential heating demand during the winter after the country's shift to gas heating spurred higher shipments, customs data showed on
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South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Sunday that he would establish a fast-track tribunal to claw back the proceeds of corruption as the government faces a whirlwind of graft allegations. Endemic corruption has been exposed
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